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    Endgame·Under the Mask

    The gunfire suddenly exploded in the Kirigakure Shrine, and the harsh echo hit the mottled wooden pillars, causing the dust to fall down and fill the dark air.

    Diehards of the organization poured out from the secret doors on both sides like a tide, their guns spitting flames. The members of the tripartite alliance immediately dispersed and responded to the battle in tacit understanding.

    Shuichi Akai relied on a thick wooden pillar to accurately fight back. Every bullet from the sniper rifle hit the vital point, steadily pushing back the oncoming enemies; Rei Fukiya led the public security members in a frontal attack, using sharp fighting skills to knock down several approaching members of the organization in an instant; Mari and Masumi Sera cooperated tacitly at a distance and close together, firing bullets and fighting sticks to firmly guard the flanks and eliminate the possibility of the enemy outflanking.

    Gin was like a sharp black shadow, moving through the chaotic battlefield, his dark green eyes as cold as ice, without any ripples.He has been in charge of operations in the organization for many years, and he knows the internal battle layout very well. He knows exactly where the secret doors are hidden, where the gunmen are ambushed, and where the weak points of the defense line are. He raises his hand to shoot and dodges sideways, easily breaking up the opponent’s several encirclements and outflanks.

    The wound on his left shoulder was completely torn apart by violent movements, and the bandage gradually oozed blood and turned into a dark red. However, he was completely unaware of it. His eyes were always fixed on the high platform, and the man wearing the silver mask did not move away at all.

    “Shuichi, let me block the left wing!”

    Gin gave a low drink, stepped aside to block Akai Shuichi’s side, and raised his hand to accurately kill the gunman who was trying to sneak attack with two shots. His movements were swift and swift.But this tug still made Akai Shuichi’s heart suddenly tighten, and his eyes fell on his bleeding bandage, full of worry.

    “Watch your wounds!”

    “We don’t have time to worry about this.” Gin glanced sideways at him, his tone unquestionable, “He is deliberately stalling for time. There must be someone hiding in the shrine who wants to die with us.”

    On the high platform, the gentleman suddenly let out a deep sneer, and his hoarse voice spread through the entire shrine through the gunfire: “Gin, you really understand me best, but unfortunately, even if you understand, there is nothing you can do to save me.”

    He slowly raised his hand and pressed the remote control in his hand.

    The dull sound of mechanical operation suddenly came from the bottom floor of the shrine, the ground shook slightly, and a dangerous aura rushed towards the face.

    Conan’s voice immediately exploded from the earphones, with a rush of panic: “It’s a time bomb! It will detonate in three minutes, and the entire shrine will be completely destroyed!”

    The expressions of everyone in the audience suddenly changed, and their hearts sank.

    “Everyone, shrink your formation and break out toward the exit!” Jiang Guling ordered sternly, but the members of the organization refused to retreat, clinging to them like crazy demons, making it clear that they would destroy the three-party alliance together.

    The gentleman slowly stood up, his eyes under the mask swept across the audience, and finally settled on Gin, full of ridicule and disdain: “Do you think betraying the organization can embrace the so-called light? Gin, you were born into the darkness, and you are destined to have no chance with the light.”

    “It’s not your turn to decide who I belong to.”

    Gin raised the muzzle of his gun slightly, and the bullet whizzed out, grazing the edge of the opponent’s mask, knocking off a small piece of silver, leaving a shallow mark.

    “What should really end are the days when you controlled everything and poisoned the world.” Shuichi Akai followed closely, aiming at the opponent’s gun-holding wrist, pulling the trigger without hesitation, and hitting the target accurately with one shot.

    The gentleman grunted, and in pain, the pistol dropped to the ground.

    Taking advantage of this gap, Gin jumped onto the high platform, moved as fast as a leopard, grabbed the opponent’s shoulders, and used his fingertips to forcefully pull off the silver mask that concealed his true face.

    The mask fell to the ground, revealing an old but sinister face, with vertical wrinkles and fierce eyes. It was not any familiar face as everyone had guessed, but an old man who only existed in the organization’s files with a legendary code name – the last person in power of the Karasuma family, the real mastermind behind the control of the entire black organization.

    “Sure enough, it’s you.” Gin’s eyes were cold, without any surprise, and his tone was so calm that it was almost indifferent.

    The old man coughed violently several times, and bloodshot eyes overflowed from the corners of his mouth, but he still smiled grimly: “So what if you catch me? Once the bomb explodes, everything will be reset to zero, and all of you will be buried with me…”

    Before he finished speaking, Conan’s voice came from the earphones again, with tight urgency: “The bomb main console has been found! It’s in the basement! I have temporarily suspended the countdown, but I can only hold it for one minute. The bomb must be defused as soon as possible!”

    “Shuichi, take everyone out and evacuate first!” Gin immediately spoke in a deep voice without any hesitation, “I’ll go to the basement to defuse the bomb.”

    “I’ll go with you.” Akai Shuichi spoke immediately, his tone too firm to refute.

    “No, your injury hasn’t healed yet, it’s too dangerous…”

    “If you want to go, let’s go together. If you want to stay, let’s stay together.”

    Shuichi Akai interrupted him directly and looked at him with stern eyes. At that moment, all the identities of old enemy, enemy, companion, and lover were crushed in this simplest and most certain promise.

    Gin’s heart was shocked, so she said no more, held his hand tightly with her backhand, and intertwined their fingertips: “Let’s go!”

    The two jumped off the high platform and rushed towards the basement entrance.When Rei Fukiya saw this, he understood immediately and took Mari and Sera Masumi to cover the remaining personnel. While dealing with the remaining members of the organization, he retreated steadily outside the shrine.

    The basement was dark and damp, filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. The numbers on the main console flashed crazily, and the red alarm light kept flashing, which was painful to the eyes.Gin was extremely familiar with the structure of the organization, and his fingertips quickly flew through the intricate lines. Akai Shuichi stayed aside, alert to the movements around him.

    “Cut the blue thread.”

    “No, cut off the backup power supply first.”

    As soon as the two opened their mouths, they actually said the same judgment at the same time. They looked at each other and saw the unspoken understanding in each other’s eyes.

    The moment the last key line was cut, the piercing siren stopped abruptly and the flashing red light went out completely.

    Bomb, completely defused.

    The die-hard members of the organization outside the shrine lost their last trump card, and their military morale instantly collapsed. They were no longer able to resist, and were quickly controlled and subdued by members of the public security and FBI.

    When Gin and Akai Shuichi walked out of the basement side by side, the morning light had already penetrated the fog in the mountain forest, gently shining on the mess on the ground, dispelling the darkness and gunpowder smoke all night long.

    The gentleman was firmly controlled, with his head lowered, no longer as arrogant and sinister as before; Rum’s remaining power was wiped out, and the core of the black organization completely collapsed.

    Conan, Haibara Ai, Mao Lilan, Dr. Ali and others also arrived one after another. Looking at the dusty scene in front of them, they finally let go of their worries that had been hanging all night.

    Huiyuan looked at the messy but finally safe battlefield and gently closed his eyes. The fear that had been weighing on his heart for a long time and followed him like a shadow completely disappeared at this moment.Mao Lilan stood aside, her eyebrows gentle, like a beam of light falling steadily into the darkness, warming everything around her.

    Akai Shuichi turned his head slightly and looked at Gin, whose face was pale and the bandage was bleeding again. His tone softened unconsciously, full of heartache: “It’s over, everything is over.”

    Gin looked at him, the ice in his eyes melted little by little, all the coldness and hostility faded away, and he finally let out a soft “hmm”.

    For the first time, his dark green eyes reflected the complete morning light. There was no smoke, no killing, no calculations, just the person in front of him who accompanied him through the darkness.

    The dark nightmare that has shrouded Japan for many years has finally come to an end.

    The tripartite alliance successfully won.

    The story that belongs to Gin and Akai Shuichi has just said goodbye to the past of sword-point confrontation and moved towards a stable and warm prologue.

    Banxia novel, a lot of fun

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